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US President Donald Trump points to the media up as he walks on the South Lawn upon his return to the White House in Washington, US, February 24, 2017. Reuters

Trump’s Visit to Saudi Arabia

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | May 5, 2017 | Opinion

The White House announcement that US President Donald Trump will carry out his first foreign visit and that Saudi Arabia will be a major stop is a message on a major shift in his foreign policy priorities. Since Obama’s term came to an end in 2016, relations with...

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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi speaks during the opening of the first and second phases of the housing project “Long Live Egypt”, which focuses on development in the country’s slums, at Al-Asmarat district in Al Mokattam area, east of Cairo, Egypt May 30, 2016 – REUTERS

Top Government Officials Convene following High-rank Officer Assassination in Egypt

by Mohamed Hassan Shaban | Oct 23, 2016 | Middle East

Cairo- In a remarkable development, some armed men have assassinated on Saturday a high-rank officer infront of his house. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi held a meeting for top government officials in which he called for increasing security in vital...

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El-Sisi: Egypt Faces a Major Challenge and We Are Rushing to Achieve Accomplishments

by Mohamed Abdu Hassanein | Jul 1, 2016 | Middle East

In a speech that he made yesterday to mark the third anniversary of the June 30 revolution that overthrew the Muslim Brotherhood, the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi said that the size of the challenge that Egypt faces is still significant, and that it must...

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Supporters of ousted President Mohamed Mursi perform the weekly Friday prayers at Rabaa Adawiya square where they are camping in Cairo July 12, 2013. Source: Reuters/Khaled Abdullah

Opinion: Will Egypt’s crisis continue?

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Jul 18, 2013 | Opinion

How long will it take for Egyptians to agree to leave Cairo’s Tahrir and Rabia al-Adawiya Squares, and move towards a stable political structure? It could be any time, from three months to three years. Everything is possible, as the divisions grow wider with time. The...

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Thousands of Egyptian protesters shout slogans supporting Islamist President Mohammed Morsi, his poster at center, during a rally outside Cairo University in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Feb. 15, 2013. AP Photo/Amr Nabil

A recipe to curb the Islamists’ popularity

by Dr. Hamad Al-Majid | Jan 22, 2013 | Opinion

The popularity of the Islamists in all Arab states is unmistakable, and it has been used by various Islamist currents as a tool to reach power through the presidential and legislative elections in the countries of the Arab Spring. In light of this, there is now a deep...